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Advice You - Sell What You Write - a Freelancer's Guide to Winning Bids
Freelance writing is a cutthroat business. It can be unpredictable and merciless if you are depending upon it for a living. On the other hand, it can be quite lucrative if you know what you are doing. If you are a writer then you probably love what you do
According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
and going to work isn’t really work. However, (and there’s always a ‘however’ isn’t there) you have much more to do with your business than simply write. If you want to use your writing to put food on the table, you have to sell it as well. There are thr
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
e factors in selling what you write and actually, selling is the easy part. The other parts to the sale are things that many people don’t ever even consider when they put up their bid or send in their query. Just remember boys and girls, it is the small de
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
tail that tells the big story. In this business, you cannot afford to do things half way from the beginning of your project to the end. These areas, and everything in between, are facets of the freelance sale.
Writing. Sure you pay attention to your writ
Writing. Sure you pay attention to your writ
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
ng – most of the time, right? Well, may attention all of the time. When you send an email, write a query, place a bid and, for heaven’s sake, when you write a sample! So many times a writer will take the time to painstakingly write a query and samp
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
e and hurry to submit it – without a final edit or spellcheck. What the potential client receives is a mess. Typographical errors, syntax errors, poor sentence structure and incorrect grammar are glaring red flags to a potential client. They all scream, “
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
Don’t hire this guy! If he won’t even take the time to proof his sample work, what kind of work is he going to do for you?” It is all about appearance on the page. You have a reputation to build and if you ignore it you will stay right where you are until
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
you decide you are starving and get an office job.
Proof your work. Better yet, when you are finished with a piece, read it aloud. Edit as you go along then spellcheck. Then, and this is the clincher, edit again. If you want to get the high paying jobs,
Proof your work. Better yet, when you are finished with a piece, read it aloud. Edit as you go along then spellcheck. Then, and this is the clincher, edit again. If you want to get the high paying jobs,
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
submit high paying work. Everyone has to do his or her time with the low paying jobs at first. Think of is as paid training. But write for the job that you want, not the job that you have. Just because you are getting $3 per article doesn’t mean that you
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
cannot write as if you are getting $300 per article. If you want to eventually get the $300 article writing gigs, you have to write as if you are worth it. The same goes for you bids, pitches, queries and communication with your potential client. Never,
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
ver skimp on quality.
Deadlines and Quality Work. Deadlines are a biggie in this business. You miss a deadline, your client misses a deadline and it goes on and on; where it stops you may never know. The writer is usually at the bottom of the chain so yo
Deadlines and Quality Work. Deadlines are a biggie in this business. You miss a deadline, your client misses a deadline and it goes on and on; where it stops you may never know. The writer is usually at the bottom of the chain so yo
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
never know where the domino effect will end when you miss a deadline. This looks bad and ruins your reputation. And what happens when you get a bad reputation? People don’t hire you. When people don’t hire you, you do not get paid. So, there is some in
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
centive. Meet your deadlines and give quality work. Communication is key to maintaining a relationship with your client. When they see that you are cooperative, timely, professional and turn out fantastic work, they will send you more work and often bette
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
paying work. This gets you out there, you get more experience and you get a great reputation.
The Pitch. This is the easy part because it involves no self-discipline or motivation, just some writing styles that sell. When you pitch your writing, keep in
The Pitch. This is the easy part because it involves no self-discipline or motivation, just some writing styles that sell. When you pitch your writing, keep in
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
mind that you client is likely sifting through hundreds of letters and samples just like yours. Two things: Keep it brief and make it shine. Your potential client does not want to wade through a dissertation on why he or she should hire you, just give ‘em
t?
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
the high points. Great writer, published, experience, and so on. Two or three well thought out paragraphs should suffice. Attach a well-written sample and let your work speak for itself. Your pitch should make him or her want to read your sample.
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Your sample should make them want to adopt you as their own child. OK, well maybe not as their own child, but certainly take you on board as the writer that they cannot do without.
In your pitch introduce yourself. Try to address things in the ad or post
In your pitch introduce yourself. Try to address things in the ad or post
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
ng directly in your pitch. It makes your pitch more personal and less like a form letter. Tell them about your experience briefly. Briefly address how you would attack their project. Send samples and add links. Never, ever mudsling. It looks unp
.
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
rofessional and you look desperate. You should never need to say anything negative about your competition; your work should make you far outshine that rascal.
You can sell what you write with a little discipline and attention to detail. This is just a sta
You can sell what you write with a little discipline and attention to detail. This is just a sta
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
t. It is a process and you will get better as you go along. Have patience, take your time and make sure that you always turn out an exemplary job no matter what the pay. Always write every article as if you are being paid top dollar – and one day you will
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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